Flabeg Solar U.S. Corp. shut down its plant near Pittsburgh last March, but the owners had hoped to reorganize.

The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review reports that the plan to reopen collapsed earlier this month when a Chinese mirror manufacturer failed to complete a court-approved purchase of a piece of equipment for $900,000 and to fund a reorganization plan.

An auction is now scheduled for mid-December.

The plant shutdown unexpectedly when the parent company cut off funding amid its own financial problems. At its height in 2011, the plant employed 240 and had sales of about $30 million. The facility used a robotic production line to create large mirrors for solar energy plants.

Charlie Morton pitched five-hit ball for seven innings, Neil Walker hit a review-aided home run and the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-0 Sunday in a testy game in which benches cleared after All-Stars Andrew Mcutchen and Brandon Phillips were hit by pitches.